Millennials

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National Education Technology Plan 2004 Action
Plan Steps
Susan D. Patrick Director Office of Educational
Technology U.S. Department of Education
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National Education Technology Plan The Future is
NowSeven Action Steps and Recommendations

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Steps

• Strengthen Leadership
• Consider Innovative Budgeting
• Improve Teacher Training
• Support E-Learning and Virtual Schools
• Encourage Broadband Access
• Move Toward Digital Content
• Integrate Data Systems

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1. STRENGTHEN LEADERSHIP

• Invest in leadership development programs to
  ensure a new generation of tech-savvy leaders.
• Retool administrator education programs to
  provide training in technology decision making
  and organizational change.
• Develop partnerships between schools, higher
  education and the community.
• Encourage creative technology partnerships with
  the business community.
• Empower students participation in the planning
  process.

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2. CONSIDER INNOVATIVE BUDGETING

• Consider a systemic restructuring of budgets to
  realize efficiencies, cost savings and
  reallocations. This can include reallocations in
  expenditures on textbooks, instructional
  supplies, space and computer labs.
• Consider leasing with 3-5 year refresh cycles.
• Create a technology innovation fund to carry
  funds over yearly budget cycles.

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3. IMPROVE TEACHER TRAINING

• Teachers have more resources available through
  technology than ever before, but have not
  received sufficient training in the effective use
  of technology to enhance learning.
• Teachers need access to research, examples and
  innovations as well as staff development to learn
  best practices.
• The U.S. Department of Education is currently
  funding research studies to evaluate the
  effective use of technology for teaching and
  learning.

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4. SUPPORT E-LEARNING AND VIRTUAL SCHOOLS

• Provide every student access to e-learning.
• Enable every teacher to participate in e-learning
  training.
• Develop quality measures and accreditation
  standards for e-learning that mirror those
  traditionally required for course credit.

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5. ENCOURAGE BROADBAND ACCESS

• Evaluate existing technology infrastructure and
  access to broadband to determine its current
  capacities and explore ways to ensure its
  reliability.
• Ensure that broadband is available all the way to
  the end-user for data management, online and
  technology-based assessments, e-learning, and
  accessing high-quality digital content.
• Ensure adequate technical support to manage and
  maintain computer networks, maximize educational
  uptime and plan for future needs.

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6. MOVE TOWARD DIGITAL CONTENT

• Ensure that teachers and students are adequately
  trained in the use of online content.
• Encourage that each student has ubiquitous access
  to computers and connectivity.
• Consider costs and benefits of online content,
  aligned with rigorous state academic standards,
  as part of a systemic approach to creating
  resources for students to customize learning to
  their individual needs.

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7. INTEGRATE DATA SYSTEMS

• Establish a plan to integrate data systems so
  that administrators and educators have the
  information they need to increase efficiency and
  improve student learning.
• Use assessment results to inform and
  differentiate instruction for every child.
• Implement School Interoperability Framework (SIF)
  Compliance Certification as a requirement in all
  RFPs and purchasing decisions.

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Conclusions

• Americas students need the knowledge and
  competence to compete in an increasingly
  technology-driven world economy.
• This need demands new models of education
  facilitated by educational technology.
• Industry is far ahead of education. Tech-savvy
  high school students often are far ahead of their
  teachers.
• Some of the most promising new educational
  approaches are being developed outside the
  traditional educational system, through
  e-learning and virtual schools.
• This is an exciting, creative and transforming
  era for students, teachers, administrators,
  policymakers and parents.
• The next 10 years could see a spectacular rise in
  achievement and may well usher in a new golden
  age for American education.

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Thank you!

• www.ed.gov
• www.NationalEdTechPlan.org

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• http//www.ed.gov
• http//www.ed.gov/Technology
• http//www.NationalEdTechPlan.org
• http//www.nclb.gov